Saturday, July 10, 2010

This was the first outing under the Blacklight Braille moniker for these self described "fringe rockers", formerly known as as the hippy theatrical troupe cum band called Bitter Blood Street Theater. Jim posted both of those back in '08, as well a two late 80's/early 90's BB outings, but this here is the one that you've been waiting for, even if you didn't know it. Comprised of just two side long suites, Side A is highly reminiscent of the sorta DIY hippy sci-fi electronics and nutty narrative spieling encountered on Ian MacFarlane/Violet Lightening's albums and is a helluva lot of fun, but the real psychotropic meat swinging around here is the completely bonkers track "At A Rock Night Spot" that fills all of side B with blasting cosmic voids and balls out space rockin' in the mode of Melodic Energy Commission, The Happy Dragon Band and Mars Everywhere, all book-ended by yet more wonderfully fried blather. Thanks to blog friend Steve for this gem!

I've had four or five of these albums, including this one, kicking around in my collection since I stole them from my college radio station in 1995. I had no idea what they were, but they sure looked entertaining. They are, but not in a way that I can play every day. Is there a discography around?Robert MacMillan

As for the time being i'm searching for resource material i would appreciate any scans or photocopies of late 70's/early 80s fanzines on experimental/industrial/punk/DIY stuff.Especially i would appreciate photocopied issues of:AURA,FACE OUT,FOOLS MATE(******) NEWSTYLE(esp.Nr 10)ATEM magazine,AUDION magazine,Grohinga Well(or something like that,Belgian magazine).If you can provide any of this stuff please contact me.